2. Approval of Consultant Agreement with Kagan Professional Development to Provide Training for all Economedes High School Teachers in Cooperative Learning Strategies COST $12,997

3. Approval of Consultant Agreement Including Materials with Teacher's Workshop for Professional Staff Development for K-12 Teachers and Administrators COST $9,450

4. Approval of Contract with William MacDonald of "May the Fours Be With You"—Training Using Creative Strategies That Will Increase Writing Scores on the TAKS Test COST $17,500

5. Approval for Contracted Service Agreement for Staff Development on the "Esperanza" Multisensory Spanish Language Arts Curriculum for Pre-K and Kinder Bilingual Education Teachers That Will Participate in the 2009 Summer Staff Development Sessions COST $2,526

DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION

1. Approval for Participation in the Texas Department of Agriculture Seamless Summer Food Service Program. This program entitles students up to the age of 18 to be served a free breakfast and lunch during the program period at summer school campuses and at the Hidalgo County Juvenile Detention Center, City of Edinburg Parks & Recreation and the Boys & Girls Club 2020.